Of the three states in the south of the Yangtze River, Yangzhou is more prosperous than Jingzhou and Jiaozhou.

There are 36 prefectures in Yangzhou, and Hangzhou is in Jinshan, Anwei, Shaoxing, Jiaxing, Jiujiang, Changzhou, Ningbo, and Jinling.

If Yangzhou Mansion is not the provincial capital, it is not the base camp of Jiangnan salt merchants, and the geographical location is more important, maybe even the reputation of Yangzhou Mansion will be suppressed by Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Three days later, along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to resist Hangzhou, and then turn to the Qiantang River, it will be far away from the West Lake.

The West Lake of Confucianism is 30,000 miles away, although it is not as good as the 80,000-mile Dongting Lake, but it is also the best in the inland lake.

The geographical location is even more important, connecting the Qiantang River in the south, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Yangtze River in the north, and the East China Sea in the east.

In all dynasties, Hangzhou was the land of fish and rice, rich in grain and aquatic products, and it was rare to hear of people making food shortages.

After getting off the boat and stepping on the boundary of Hangzhou Prefecture, Wang Xu's first feeling was that the reading atmosphere here was stronger.

Walking on the street, there are more people wearing Confucian clothes than in Yangzhou Mansion, and the lights are together at night, and every household has someone reading, which is difficult to see in Jinshan Mansion.

Jinshan Mansion, although it also belongs to the south of the Yangtze River, has a lot of cultural heritage and prosperity compared to Hangzhou Mansion.

Especially below, those who can read and can read are all decent people.

It is said that it is the people, but in fact, there are more than ten acres of fertile land at home, half ploughing and half studying, which is not the same concept as borrowing travel expenses to catch the exam.

In Hangzhou, reading seems to have become an instinct.

Up to the big families, down to the common people of Li, even if they are carrying the burden of selling baked cakes, at least they can read the official announcement.

"It's getting late today, I'd better find a place to settle down first, and go to the West Lake to visit Long Jun tomorrow before it's too late."

When Wang Xu arrived at Hangzhou Mansion, it was already the evening of the third day, and he went to disturb him so late, so he became a villain.

However, for the sake of safety, he still did not go to the hotel, but chose a liveboat.

On the West Lake, the scenery is pleasant, and it is a good place to take a boat to visit the lake.

On the lake, there are many flower boats, painting boats, and boarding boats for people to play and stay.

Ordinary people don't understand, but Wang Xu knows that there is a West Lake Dragon Palace in West Lake.

It's okay for people to come here, if the demon clan comes, they will be perceived by the dragon clan powerhouse for the first time, and it is much safer than living on land.

Wang Xu came relatively late, boarded a three-story boarding, about 100 zhang long liveboat, there was no room on the ship, if Wang Xu did not dislike it, there were ordinary rooms to stay in.

It is said to be an ordinary room, but in fact it is just a low-class room, which has been converted from a cabin.

The ship is three stories high, and the upper class lives on one floor, and climbs high and looks far away.

The second-class people live on the second floor and look out over the river.

The third-class people live on the third floor, that is, the one on the deck, push the window to look at the lake, and read at night with candles.

The inferior people live in the cabin, these are poor people, they can't afford to live in a good room, and they want to sleep on the West Lake, looking for the feeling of swimming in the lake, so they can only live in the cabin.

When Wang Xu heard that it was an inferior room, he refused in his heart, and he was not short of money, so he couldn't embarrass himself.

But just as he turned around to leave, three Taoist priests came to the dock, and the one on the left spoke with an accent from Jiangxi Mansion, and said in a half-baked voice: "Third uncle, you said that we came here this time and wanted that person to be my Taoist protector deity and improve the Taoist god system, will that one agree?" ”

"Hugh wants to talk nonsense, can these words be said outside!" Uncle Shi, who was standing in the middle of the three, had white black and half white hair, and admonished with a displeased face.

"Third uncle, why are you so serious, we have all come to live in the lower room, isn't this low-key enough. No matter how you say it, we are also from the same background, surnamed Zhang, how can we be the same as those who are all truthful, so that we are not human and ghost. ”

The two young Taoists were obviously very close to the middle-aged Taoist priest, and they spoke very casually.

When Wang Xu heard this, he glanced at the three of them extra.

The accent of Jiangxi Mansion is a person, surnamed Zhang, who will not be from the Heavenly Master's Mansion.

The dialogue is even more interesting, these people actually came to West Lake to invite a person who can't say his name to do Taoist Dharma protector deity.

On the West Lake, I can't even say my name, who else can there be besides the West Lake Longjun.

In addition, the Taoist protector deity, this has been heard of in modern times, but Taoism in the Confucian world does not have this position.

Even, Taoism in the Confucian world has not perfected its own god system, could it be said that ****, the evolution of the Taoist god system has begun?

Oh my boy, that's a big move.

Taoism really exerted its strength and developed to its peak, and it was the establishment of a complete immortal Taoist system, so that the immortals began from the ethereal into the world.

Historically, during the Tang Dynasty, Taoism developed to its peak, and even defeated Buddhism, but it was even more ambitious, saying that the green lotus, white lotus, lotus leaf flower, the three religions were originally a family of saying, to integrate Confucianism, Buddhism and lay the ambition of the three religions.

In the Confucian world, since Dong Zhongshu, he has deposed hundreds of schools of thought, respected Confucianism alone, and Buddhism and Taoism have become non-mainstream.

In addition to the ancestors of the two families of Buddhism and Taoism, they are also recognized as the three saints of the human race and enjoy worship, and Buddhism has been swept into the lower nine streams.

At present, the accepted folk saying is that everything is inferior, only reading is high, and nothing else is in the stream except reading.

What is Taoism going to do, is it that after countless years of waiting, is it finally going to shake the status of Confucianism and return to the glory of the Three Sages period?

If so, what step has Taoism reached, the three Qings, the six royals, the five elders, the nine Yao Xingjun, the twenty-eight houses, the four protector kings, the twelve yuanchen, the universal astrology, the gods of the river and the Han, how many people have come out, or how many people have returned to the throne.

It is impossible for Confucianism not to know such a big thing, so what is the attitude of Confucianism.

As for Buddhism, as a difficult brother of Taoism, and a bitter brother who was suppressed by Confucianism, what role does it play here?

Buddhism and Taoism are different from Confucianism, but similar to the demon clan, there is no life limit, and there are Taoist masters who can live for a long time.

For example, the Dragon King of West Lake has not been changed for millions of years, and the Confucian monks of the same period are not holy, and after a hundred years, they will be a handful of loess.

Countless years of precipitation, countless years of accumulation, how many masters have been hidden by the two families of Buddhism and Taoism.

Now even the dragon clan who enjoy Confucian worship and have an alliance with Confucianism will be co-opted by Taoism to be the protector of the gods, does it mean that the Taoist god system has reached the final step and can be born at any time.

"It is not easy for the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism to practice, but they have a long lifespan, and after they have achieved cultivation, as long as they do not encounter the five decays of heaven and man, they can always survive, and there must be many masters accumulated over countless years.

Confucianism is diametrically opposed, the literati have a short lifespan, only a hundred years of yang life if they are not holy, but it is easy to become enlightened, since the implementation of the imperial examination system, comparable to the fourth-order monk Jinshi, three years can produce three thousand, ten years is 10,000 people, the same as dumplings, it is really difficult to say who is superior and who is inferior.

But you can think about it, once the two sides tear their faces, it will definitely be thunder and fire.

On the bright side, there are hundreds of Confucians who can be compared to fifth-order monks, and there are probably a lot of hidden ones, and they may not necessarily suffer losses for the senior monks of the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism.

Further up, although the Confucian generation, no sages were born, but the Confucian Temple enshrined countless sages, day and night with the edification of the literary atmosphere, it is said that at the necessary moment, the ancient sages can be revived and conquered, and there is no lack of sixth-order combat power, the sixth-order combat power of the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism, it is difficult to form overwhelming strength.

As for the seventh-order combat power, since the three saints of the human race united with the ancestral dragon of the dragon clan and pulled the demon saint of the demon clan and the barbarian barbarian saint into the sky, no new saints have been born in the four clans, this can be ignored, otherwise it will be another situation.

In this way, the birth of the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism is a foregone conclusion, and Confucianism may be difficult to suppress, if there is no certain certainty, the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism will not make a move at this time.

However, Confucianism is still as stable as Mount Tai, and there are no rumors and rumors, it seems that there are already countermeasures above, and even as early as when Dong Zhongshu deposed the hundred schools, it has been calculated that there will be today.

In this way, it is difficult to say whether the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism can regain their former glory and realize the pattern of the three religions competing and a hundred schools of thought singing together. ”

In the face of variables, it is difficult for Wang Xu to say whether he is happy or worried.

However, he knew that he would not have to worry about his own safety if he was a neighbor with the three Taoist priests tonight.

It's hard to say about the two young Taoist priests, the older one, can be sent out as a liaison by Zhengyi, or conspire with a strong person like West Lake Longjun, if you think that the strength is not weak, the minimum must be a fifth-order consummation, or a quasi-sixth-order powerhouse.

It's good that the demon clan doesn't come to assassinate him, but if he comes, there will be excitement at night.

The three Taoist priests were sneaky and came to plot a big thing, but they were broken by the demon secret agents, and the three of them couldn't think about it.

If you can't touch it, if you knock it down, you will fight 100%, and whoever instigates it will be the king.